Energy Assets Articles
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Clarke Energy on the Move with Lonsdale Power Station
Iberdrola Australia have appointed Clarke Energy as the main contractor to oversee and manage the relocation of a 120MW power station and associated plant from Lonsdale, in Adelaide’s south, to an industrial site in Bolivar (north of Adelaide) adjacent to SA Water’s wastewater treatment facility. The relocation of the power station to Bolivar will enable the gas turbines to be ...
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Subsidy Independence – A Step Closer to Energy Asset Management Transformation
The marathon renewable energy assets have been running for more than a decade seems to be approaching the finish line. Where we started off with handmade #gogreen slogans, and a wishlist of subsidies; today, clean energy asset management has come a long way. Hence, it has become competitive enough to add subsidy independence to its ever-growing list of strengths. Across the world, renewable ...
By Powerhub
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Wind Turbine Asset Management – Repowering Old Fleets
A talk on efficient wind turbine asset management is incomplete without answering the question; ‘what happens to turbines after their useful life?’ Dismantling them is easy. And yes, it is an option. But with this great weather, why would you?! As most of the world’s first-generation turbine fleets reach their end of life, the great minds in wind want to make sure they have a ...
By Powerhub
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Solar Assets Handover – Mission Critical for Energy Asset Management Companies
Renewables asset management is a distinct discipline. Not only do we deal with billions of dollars’ worth of assets, there’s an often-cumbersome handover process involved. A mission critical for energy asset management companies that is vital for the smooth operations of a solar energy plant. Handover is, perhaps, one of the most crucial phases in solar asset management. Simply put, ...
By Powerhub
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Origin Energy: Gas Distribution SCADA System - Case Study
The natural gas distribution system in Victoria Australia is owned by Envestra Ltd. It comprises of over 8,300 Km of natural gas and supplies over 400,000 industrial and residential premises in Melbourne City and regional areas. The Origin Energy Asset Management (OEAM) Team manages their gas reticulation system using the Kingfisher and Citect SCADA systems telemetry system. Project ...
By Ovarro
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PV owners urged to use tech advances, retrofits to hike yield
Solar operators must capitalize on new panel coating and analytics technologies and optimize retrofit and repowering strategies to boost competitiveness, Mate Heisz, lead coordinator of new European solar O&M best practice guidelines, told New Energy Update. As capital costs fall and subsidies end, solar plant owners are seeking to reduce operations and maintenance (O&M) costs to gain ...
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Case study - SiteSage pays for itself in 9 months at not your average Joe`s
Boston area-based Not Your Average Joe’s (NYAJ), a fast growth, casual American style restaurant chain, had a lot of reasons to trim utility costs, but little available time or data to do so. Their high energy costs were driven by a multitude of energy intensive equipment. A review of monthly bills provided no clear plan of attack for reducing costs. Of special concern was one location, ...
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Above and Beyond - Green Tariff Design for Traditional Utilities
This paper describes what draws U.S. commercial and industrial customers to renewable energy, and explores how traditional utilities could build on their strengths to deliver affordable renewable energy to customers. Executive Summary Challenges, from technological advances to evolving emissions regulation and an aging infrastructure, are driving up costs and increasing the risk of stranded ...
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Expanding master limited partnerships has broad appeal, but still faces long odds
Legislation allowing renewable energy companies to organize as master limited partnerships appears to have something a wide range of interests can support, but despite its bipartisan backing, it cannot seem to gain traction in Congress. For years, MLPs have been popular in the energy industry for their tax benefits and access to cheap capital. The nation's first MLP was Houston-based oil and ...
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Fresh & easy energy efficiency (case study)
Verisae, Inc. announced today that Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the U.S. arm of Tesco, is reporting energy consumption that is 32 percent lower than the industry average for energy usage per square foot across their 130 stores. After implementing Verisae's suite of sustainability software solutions, Fresh & Easy achieved recurring energy-related cost savings of more than 3 million ...
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